Microsoft Windows can rotate the image that appears on your screen, changing its orientation. If your desktop appears upside down, you can correct the inverted desktop by changing the Orientation setting in the Screen Resolution window. The changed orientation also inverts your mouse input, so you’ll need to move your mouse down to move the cursor up on the screen and move the mouse to the left to move the cursor to the right.

Right-click your Windows desktop and select “Screen Resolution.”

Click the “Orientation” box in the window that appears and select a different option, such as “Landscape” instead of “Landscape (Flipped).”

Click the “Apply” button.

Click “Keep Changes” when a confirmation window appears. You can click “Revert” or wait 15 seconds to go back to the previous rotation.

Tips

If you have multiple monitors connected to your computer, you can adjust their orientations separately. Click a monitor’s picture in the Screen Resolution window to select the monitor for which you’re adjusting settings.

Some graphics hardware manufacturers include utilities that can rotate your screen. You can often locate your graphics driver’s utility in your system tray; right-click it and use the menu that appears to select an orientation or rotation setting.